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Over the past twelve months, Deptford, SE8 has become a food hotspot and a haven for cooks, makers and entrepreneurs, with a focus on places like Marcella, Deptford Esquire, Little Nan’s, Mama’s Jerk, and The Full Nelson.

On Saturday, April 7th a new weekly market, 'Deptford Bites' will begin in Deptford Market Yard, which we’re celebrating with free to attend day-long event. This one-day festival of eating and drinking runs from 10-4pm.

Grace Dent will curate and host a series of talks, 'Deptford Bites Live' which picks apart Deptford’s new status as ‘up and coming’? Who are the faces to watch? What are the dishes and drinks to try? Why Deptford and why now? And as this new chapter for SE8 begins… who gets to tell the story?

Some talks are free to attend while others are ticketed. Ticketed talks showcase food and drink from Deptford Market Yard’s food arches. Read on for more information.

Come for food, drinks and some lively chat featuring guest names and local voices…

Talks will take place from 11am - exact times of talks to be announced.

With Deptford Market Yard now 6 minutes by train from London Bridge, a new demographic and the food scene focused on SE8, can the postcode ever be the same again? Food names and locals chat about the ups, downs and realities of regeneration.

MUNCHIES, VICE’s food and drink channel, explores how Instagram has impacted London restaurants. Love it or hate it, Instagram has changed the way we think, look, and talk (“nom nom nom,” anyone?) about food. In a world where everything we eat must be captured for the ’gram, how can independent restaurants and bars make their stories stand out? And what makes the perfect #foodporn shot?

A limited number of seated tickets available including Cajun Crackball from Hanks Burger & Beer and a wine taster from Winemakers Deptford.

1.30pm Deptford Ditches Dairy?

Featuring Vegan ambassador Jay Brave and Alec Snelling from The Full Nelson & The Waiting Room, hosted by Grace Dent

As Deptford’s demographic shifts, so does the demand for vegan food. Are restaurants ready for a dairy-free, seitan-heavy, tofu-loving future? Vegan and non-vegan foodies, chefs and restaurateurs gather to chat about whether the demand for vegan food is here to stay or is it just another foodie fad?

A limited number of seated tickets available including vegan tasters from Dirty Apron & Hop Stuff Brewery.

2.45pm ‘A new chapter. Whose story is this anyway?’

As Deptford starts a new chapter, who gets to tell this story? Grace Dent, Zoe Adjonyoh, Stephen Bush and MiMi Aye discuss how at the highest levels of food and restaurant influence the power is still mainly in the hands of a very narrow group of people. A lively chat by people who have broken barriers about changing the face of food.

A limited number of seated tickets available including taster from Mama’s Jerk & mini Costa del Deptford cocktail from Little Nan’s.

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